Shocking: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the drone strike that killed the Pakistani Taliban emir responsible for the deaths of thousands is “a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
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“If America believes that by martyring Mujahideen they will somehow create a void and reach their selfish aims then they are greatly mistaken,” the Afghan Taliban also said.
Khan Said, who is also known as Sajna Mehsud, is said to have been appointed to lead the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan.
Hakeemullah Mehsud led the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan for four years before being killed today in a drone strike.
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Hakeemullah’s bodyguard was killed in a strike in North Waziristan that leveled a compound and killed four other “militants.” A senior commander is rumored to be among them.
The strike is the first recorded in Pakistan in a month, and took place in an area administered by the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.
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The Taliban’s official spokesman denounced Mawlana Abdul Aziz, who purported to speak for the group, as a fraud. Aziz told the Pakistani media that suicide attacks are “unlawful.”
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The Taliban, led by a commander who was formerly in Afghan custody, have destabilized the Kajran district in Daikundi.
Qari Dawat has been targeted by the US for years. He has expressed his support for al Qaeda and kidnapped a Western journalist. His death has not been confirmed.
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The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan remains active against Coalition forces in northern Afghanistan.
The ISIS images are similar to videos and photographs of child training camps in Pakistan’s tribal areas that are run by the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, the Turkistan Islamic Party, and the Islamic Jihad Union.
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At Voice of Jihad, the Taliban mentioned al Qaeda while rebutting President Obama’s claim that the terrorist group has been defeated in Afghanistan.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Law Minister Israrullah Gandapur was killed outside his home. He is the latest senior government official to be assassinated by the Taliban.
The attack is similar to other assassinations, such as those that killed Ahmed Shah Massoud and Burhanuddin Rabbani, that were carried out by al Qaeda and the Taliban.
The attack took place in Paktika province, a stronghold of the Haqqani Network. There have been four such attacks against ISAF personnel in less than a month.
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